A lot of countries rely too heavily on their experienced players. SA is a prime example of this, and it's why they did so poorly this world cup. NZ does too, but we bring through enough new players to keep the whole team fresh.
you just proved you are a complete and utter fuckin joke! all those facts are off an english sports statistics website you dumb ass, england has the highest amount of registered rugby players in the world! i play cricket for a london club and we struggle to get numbers and 0 funding! you are in a dream world no body gives a fuck about it! do your reserch before you talk to me you fuckin cretin. look at the first comment dip shit, dont reply to me i have no time for the brain dead.
@shaveyourfingers Yeah we had a dip in our performance then we blitzed the six nations, with just the one loss to Ireland.. many teams haven't been to their best this world cup, France lost to Tonga, Australia to Ireland... England to France..
we are a stronger team than we were. I don't know what happened this world cup.. but somet wasn't right in the English camp.
@xiNPuRiTi hahahaha your a fuckin clown!! every bloody day i still read in the london metro them going on about what went wrong and the mike tindall situation, just to try take the focus and shame off the fact that england just plain suck! did you actually go to nz and seriously think you were actually going to win?!?! hahahaha you were lucky to even get to the quarters!! for fucks sake what is wrong with the english? not on the same planet as the rest of us are ya.
@jordan5772 -iM sorry and what are Ireland good at? wait...nothing.Hows your Olympic medal tally compared to us...oh wait theres no comparison..hows your basketball, hockey, rowing, sailing, cricket, League teams going at the moment on the global stage,opps no comparison there, hows your football team going? oh wait again, you guys didnt qualify for south africa yet we did and its a shit house sport in nz....oh Ireland why do you bother...you guys cant even beat England at ANYTHING yet we can.
@jordan5772 you fucks are just shit at life! i wish the english had wiped you all out! my mate left out yachting! when was the last time you won the americas cup? actually when was the last time you herd of ireland ? oh apart from that shit horrid pop music that spills out of your untellented cuntry
Englands boring rugby has kept them 5th best in the world and won them a world cup so all props to them. Dont get me wrong however there is no team i would rather see loose then England, sersioulsy none.
the should be high but they are not -- france is above them, as is New ealand, south africa -- and perhaps australia but thier years b een bad.. England is 5th if at best currently
England rely too heavily on their experienced players like wilkinson, shaw thompson and moody. For a country with the highest number of registered rugby players in the world they should easily be in the top 3 if not top 2.
Yeah, they dont focus on youth players and younger players coming through. Much like most of the Northern Hemisphere.....that's why they've struggled in later years.
@energyjamz i agree with you, but rugby in new zealand is the sport of the country. everyone plays it. however in england rugby is like the 4th or 5th favoured sport after football and cricket etc
@Andaganda no its not mate its second! over 27% of england is interested and watches competitive rugby with over 1,182,162 male players from pre teen to senior, 11,000 female players 6,060 referees and 1,900 rugby union clubs all registered with the RFU! no other sport even comes close in england! except football of course which is undoubtably the number 1 sport. so do your reserch before you make up lies to cover up how crap you are at a sport you actually as a nation do enjoy!
@meshuggahnutt101 rugby isnt second you moron. cricket is the national sport and is more popular than rugby. rugby lies probably just above tennis and golf
A lot of countries rely too heavily on their experienced players. SA is a prime example of this, and it's why they did so poorly this world cup. NZ does too, but we bring through enough new players to keep the whole team fresh.
nukm4 3 weeks ago
Let's be honest, our national sport is football, rugby really isn't that big.
HardcoreDeagle 1 month ago
you just proved you are a complete and utter fuckin joke! all those facts are off an english sports statistics website you dumb ass, england has the highest amount of registered rugby players in the world! i play cricket for a london club and we struggle to get numbers and 0 funding! you are in a dream world no body gives a fuck about it! do your reserch before you talk to me you fuckin cretin. look at the first comment dip shit, dont reply to me i have no time for the brain dead.
meshuggahnutt101 2 months ago
2011 Wilkinson hes old now... but pls dont compare football Us and rugby....and play vs wolrd ...not vs yourself...
32120Dns 5 months ago
2011 Wilkinson hes old now...
32120Dns 5 months ago
This was when we had a massive dip in performance, since we've become a much stronger team.
I think the final of the RWC 2011 will consist of two of the following; England, Australia, All Blacks.
xiNPuRiTi 5 months ago
@xiNPuRiTi Ummmm...dip in performance?? stronger team? WC final? Good humour....keep it up! ;)
shaveyourfingers 4 months ago
@shaveyourfingers Yeah we had a dip in our performance then we blitzed the six nations, with just the one loss to Ireland.. many teams haven't been to their best this world cup, France lost to Tonga, Australia to Ireland... England to France..
we are a stronger team than we were. I don't know what happened this world cup.. but somet wasn't right in the English camp.
xiNPuRiTi 4 months ago
@xiNPuRiTi hahahaha your a fuckin clown!! every bloody day i still read in the london metro them going on about what went wrong and the mike tindall situation, just to try take the focus and shame off the fact that england just plain suck! did you actually go to nz and seriously think you were actually going to win?!?! hahahaha you were lucky to even get to the quarters!! for fucks sake what is wrong with the english? not on the same planet as the rest of us are ya.
meshuggahnutt101 2 months ago
Can I add that these two tests England did not have their full squad! Also why do the New Zealand fans boo when England score a try? Grow up.
DomusTheTankEngine 8 months ago
@DomusTheTankEngine Thought there had to be a reason why there was such an ass kicking...
rugga 8 months ago
@DomusTheTankEngine would not have made any difference!!! england are not a quality side never have been never will be
meshuggahnutt101 2 months ago
Shame to see rugby fans act like footballers with the " Your country is shit at rugby"
Lets be respectful of eachother gentlemen.
HighlyUnimaginative 9 months ago 5
nz are shit at pretty much every sport so dont get too carried away with the self praise!
jordan5772 1 year ago
@jordan5772 ...and England are shite at every sport!
kjean1965 1 year ago
@jordan5772 -iM sorry and what are Ireland good at? wait...nothing.Hows your Olympic medal tally compared to us...oh wait theres no comparison..hows your basketball, hockey, rowing, sailing, cricket, League teams going at the moment on the global stage,opps no comparison there, hows your football team going? oh wait again, you guys didnt qualify for south africa yet we did and its a shit house sport in nz....oh Ireland why do you bother...you guys cant even beat England at ANYTHING yet we can.
marcellin20a 1 year ago
@jordan5772 you fucks are just shit at life! i wish the english had wiped you all out! my mate left out yachting! when was the last time you won the americas cup? actually when was the last time you herd of ireland ? oh apart from that shit horrid pop music that spills out of your untellented cuntry
meshuggahnutt101 2 months ago
Englands boring rugby has kept them 5th best in the world and won them a world cup so all props to them. Dont get me wrong however there is no team i would rather see loose then England, sersioulsy none.
mostillrx 1 year ago
@mostillrx SERSIOULSY
jordan5772 1 year ago
Its quite simple for England their letting the AB'S run and score tries.
their backline is totally disorganised, its aload of crape.
England look like their not even trying hard, or even want to come down and play there.
they should crash tackle the AB'S everytime they get the ball.
and stop kicking the ball, and just run the ball with support play.
GrungeRocker1000 1 year ago
haha lauaki, not bad when theres a gap- actually, not bad when theres no gap either. kiwi power oh yea...
hawkeye1968yea 2 years ago
the should be high but they are not -- france is above them, as is New ealand, south africa -- and perhaps australia but thier years b een bad.. England is 5th if at best currently
RUKUSNZ 2 years ago
ireland are 4th best right now and 1st in northern hemisphere
seanie40 2 years ago
@seanie40 Ireland suck at rugby
iwim8 1 year ago
@RUKUSNZ Historically based on all games played so far, England are 5th. France is the best NH team and nz sa aus are all better by far.
mostillrx 1 year ago
England rely too heavily on their experienced players like wilkinson, shaw thompson and moody. For a country with the highest number of registered rugby players in the world they should easily be in the top 3 if not top 2.
energyjamz 2 years ago 14
Yeah, they dont focus on youth players and younger players coming through. Much like most of the Northern Hemisphere.....that's why they've struggled in later years.
fireking345 1 year ago
@energyjamz
thats very true man!
GrungeRocker1000 1 year ago
@energyjamz i agree with you, but rugby in new zealand is the sport of the country. everyone plays it. however in england rugby is like the 4th or 5th favoured sport after football and cricket etc
Andaganda 2 months ago
@Andaganda no its not mate its second! over 27% of england is interested and watches competitive rugby with over 1,182,162 male players from pre teen to senior, 11,000 female players 6,060 referees and 1,900 rugby union clubs all registered with the RFU! no other sport even comes close in england! except football of course which is undoubtably the number 1 sport. so do your reserch before you make up lies to cover up how crap you are at a sport you actually as a nation do enjoy!
meshuggahnutt101 2 months ago
@meshuggahnutt101 rugby isnt second you moron. cricket is the national sport and is more popular than rugby. rugby lies probably just above tennis and golf
Andaganda 2 months ago
fuck u below for saying england suck
cw270693 2 years ago
England suck heaps..not only do they lose but they play shit rugby haha
rjoppful 2 years ago
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@cw270693 but england does suck at rugby
iwim8 1 year ago
But they still top 10 international
jeksevics23 2 years ago
Yeah true but the All Blacks beat them alot in our days. xD
Brutallisation 2 years ago
England Suck
MrDeano123456 2 years ago 12
we really don't mate
Salesharks07 2 years ago 3